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Find And Run Robot / Re: Exclude a specific folder within a folder you want included?

« on: January 12, 2009, 12:34 AM »

Thanks so much. I was playing with that earlier but couldn't figure it out. This screen shot makes it clear.

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Find And Run Robot / Exclude a specific folder within a folder you want included?

« on: January 11, 2009, 11:34 PM »

In "My Documents" I have a folder full of PDF files that I have yet to properly rename after downloading them from JSTOR and other sites. I don't want FARR to search this folder, since it typically brings up a lot of things I don't want since they haven't been named properly yet. Is my only option to move this folder of unsorted PDFs into a folder that's not included in the FARR search? Or is there a way to search everything else in "My Documents" except this one folder?

Thanks,
Josh

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Display Extended Results ?

« on: August 09, 2007, 01:32 PM »

Wait...I think I've got it... 

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Display Extended Results ?

« on: August 09, 2007, 01:29 PM »

I've played around with that, but I'm confused as to how I would make just my desktop (as a folder) get preference, rather than all items on my desktop. Wouldn't putting my desktop location with a "/*" after it just give preference to all things on my desktop?

Sorry for the probably dumb questions. When it comes to some computer stuff, I'm just not that smooth.

Josh

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Display Extended Results ?

« on: August 08, 2007, 04:14 PM »

Thanks for the tips. 

What do I select to do #4 when I right-click on the desired item?

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Find And Run Robot / Re: Display Extended Results ?

« on: August 08, 2007, 03:52 PM »

Well, I primarily used Launchy and now FARR to find files and documents. (I'm a grad student in American history with 1000s of PDF and Word files on my HD split into specific folders. With some type of indexing program, as you might imagine, it's much easier to access those files.)

The most significant issue I had with Launchy related to its CPU usage. When it periodically re-indexed, my CPU usage would nearly top out. But, more significantly, at odd times it would do this and it wouldn't end. And it seemed that the only way to solve the problem was to either go without Launchy or close all my programs, shutdown the computer, reboot, etc., all of which was a big pain.

I had other random issue with it, but that was perhaps the most significant. Comparing FARR and Launchy, I just like the interface and style of FARR much better, in addition to it seeming to use less system resources, etc.

Plus, FARR seems much more customizable, but I'm just learning that stuff.

Once again, I'm sure this is obvious to experienced users: Does any anyone have any tips on how to force my most desired result to the top. For example, when I type "desk" desktop doesn't even list in the first 15 results in FARR. But when I finish the word to "Desktop," it does. How would I go about making my desktop the first result for "desk"?

Josh

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Find And Run Robot / Display Extended Results ?

« on: August 08, 2007, 01:53 PM »

So, as I'm sure is obvious, I'm a newbie to FARR. But I'd been having Launchy issues lately and wanted to try the new beta 2.0 release of FARR when I heard it had folder launching capabilities.

I'm loving FARR and don't plan on going back to Launchy. But I have one question.

I understand the process of configuring FARR to display a certain number of results. But how do I see the "extended results" or the results in rows, as the two numerical options seem to indicate exist?

Sorry for the silly newbie question.

Josh